By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Informational interviewing is a highly effective, yet rarely used career management tool. It involves talking in a structured

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Whether you love to write or are as intimidated by the process as I used to be, journaling

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Things sure have changed in nursing and health care since I graduated from nursing school 30-plus years ago.

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Anthony Robbins, the self-help guru, said, “I believe it’s our decisions, not the conditions of our lives, that determine

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Using the Internet in your job search can help you reach more people, gain more information, and expand

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Most people think of volunteering as charitable work, something you do to help others on your own time.

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN My 30+ year nursing career has been an incredible journey — a personal journey of discovering who I

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Congratulations! You’ve just landed a new job and are gearing up for your first day. You’re feeling a

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN If you’re like most student nurses, you’ve planned and dreamed about the day when you’ll begin your new

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Too often, we RNs complain that the general public doesn’t understand what we do, that the press ignores

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN NURSING IS MUCH MORE THAN A JOB. It is a career. And as such, it needs tending to

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Let’s face it, job security is a thing of the past. With downsizing, mergers, care and cost shifting,